Chapter 582 Are you afraid of me?
Wenjiu's hand, which was twisting his thigh, suddenly froze, and he looked up at the Fourth Master with a blank look in his eyes.
The Fourth Master picked up the handkerchief and examined it carefully, then said, "This is something she gave me. It has been with me for a long time. Where did you see it?"
Song was kneeling with a normal expression, but when she heard what the Fourth Master said, a trace of panic flashed in her eyes. How could this happen?
This thing is not for warming wine, so all my worries will be in vain, and it may even bring trouble to myself.
However, she immediately calmed down and forced a smile. "I thought it belonged to the concubine, but it turned out to be the prince's. Now it has been returned to its rightful owner. Prince, concubine, I'm going back now."
As she spoke, Song bowed hastily and was about to leave.
"stop."
A light voice came over, and Song's heart suddenly rose to her throat.
Because the one who asked her to stop was not the vixen Wenjiu, but the prince.
She immediately held her breath, turned around with a smile on her face and said, "Your Majesty, is there anything else you want me to do?"
The Fourth Master's narrow, long phoenix eyes held a hint of sharpness, and his voice remained calm as he said, "Didn't you say you had something important to report to me?"
Song's forehead was already covered with a fine layer of sweat. After hearing what was said, she pretended to be casual and said, "Sending the handkerchief back to the prince is the most important thing. I also heard that Concubine Jin didn't have a good appetite today, so I specially dug some winter bamboo shoots for you. I hope Concubine Jin won't mind."
Wenjiu: "I..."
"She doesn't like eating bamboo shoots."
Before Wenjiu could say anything, he heard the Fourth Master say this in a light tone.
Wenjiu blinked: "......"
Winter bamboo shoots are delicious. I can eat two plates by myself...
Song laughed dryly again and said, "Then I'll take it back now, shall I?"
As he spoke, he glared at the cowherd beside him and said, "Why don't you pick up your basket and leave?"
Mrs. Niu subconsciously picked up the basket of charcoal that had not yet burned out, but the next second, the basket was snatched away by Su Peisheng.
Su Peisheng took the basket and trotted over to the Fourth Master: "Master, take a look."
The Fourth Master picked up a piece of charcoal, held it in his hand and examined it carefully, then asked, "What is this?"
Song: "Charcoal... charcoal fire."
The color on Song's face faded a little, and she continued, "Isn't it winter now? My courtyard is bigger, and I use more charcoal. I saw some unburned charcoal on the road, and I thought it would be a waste to throw it away, so I thought I would pick it up and use it..."
"Oh," the Fourth Master replied, "I see."
Seeing that the Fourth Master did not ask any further questions, Song felt relieved and immediately signaled to the woman behind her, Niu, to leave immediately.
But when he reached the door, he was stopped by the silent person at the door.
Song immediately realized that something was wrong. She turned around to look at the Fourth Master in shock and said, "Your Majesty, this is..."
The Fourth Master didn't even look at her. He simply said, "Arrest the people around her and torture them severely. Bu Yan, find someone of similar size to this servant and quietly return with Song. I want to see what other monsters and demons are in this mansion who dare to lay hands on my son."
When Song heard this, her legs went limp and she fell to the ground. "Your Majesty, I haven't done anything wrong. Why are you treating me like this?"
If Lord Buyan were to search for her, wouldn't that mean the guards would have to go back with her? The prince had completely disregarded his own reputation and completely despised her?
The Fourth Master didn't say anything, just waved his hand.
Su Peisheng beside him said, "Princess, whether you did anything or not will be known after the interrogation. You'd better be quiet now and go with me."
"No!" Song pushed Su Peisheng away fiercely: "Your Highness, are you really so heartless? We had a child back then. Now you don't even care about the slightest bit of affection? Your Highness!"
The Fourth Master's expression didn't change at all, he just said, "It's so noisy."
Almost in the blink of an eye, Song Shi stopped making any sound.
The room fell silent almost instantly.
The Fourth Master wiped his hands with a handkerchief, then stood up and went to the wine warmer. "Where do you want to go?"
Wen Jiu's mind was hazy with the desperate look on Song's face when she was led away. Before he could come to his senses, he felt the Fourth Master's slightly cold hand gripping his. He subconsciously retracted his hand.
The Fourth Master was stunned, his dark eyes met Wenjiu's eyes: "Jiu'er, are you afraid of me?"
The Fourth Master wasn't asking Wen Jiu a question; it was a statement. His inky black eyes fixed on Wen Jiu, his rough hands tightly grasping his wrist, a chilling breath emanating from him.
"Master, how could that be? Don't let your imagination run wild. It's absolutely not happening." Wen Jiu shook his head like a rattle and immediately denied it. "I'm not afraid of anyone, but I am. I'm the best person to Jiu'er."
Wenjiu immediately put on a big smile.
When encountering such a thing, the Fourth Master did not doubt her at all, but took over the case and investigated it directly, saving himself a lot of trouble.
If it weren't for the Fourth Master, she would have been involved in a fight as well. She was so happy that she couldn't even contain herself.
The Fourth Master narrowed his eyes slightly, lowered his head slightly, and looked directly into Wen Jiu's eyes: "Do you think I'm too cold-blooded in treating the Song family?"
Wen Jiu swallowed hard: "How could it be? Haha, the Song family deserves it. It's all their own fault."
Fourth Master: "Do you pity her?"
Wenjiu: "No, no, no, absolutely not."
It's not quite pity, but there's a certain tinge of grief. I swear, it was only a split second. How could this gentleman be so perceptive?
It just so happened that the Fourth Master Wenjiu had seen in his memory fragments yesterday was also somewhat terrifying. Then, for a moment, he was frightened by him, and that was how he was discovered...
Actually, it was because the Fourth Master had shown Wen Jiu that he was mostly kind recently that Wen Jiu had some illusions that he was a good man.
Thinking about it carefully, when they first met, the Fourth Master had strangled her to death without a care in the world. In Jinyang, he had chopped off someone's head without blinking an eye. Even the thunderous tactics during the Southern Tour revealed that he had always been a ruthless character.
Even in the fragments of memory, he was always misunderstood and wronged, but it seemed that in the end everyone was still strangled by him.
Just like the Song family, when they hadn't provoked him in the early days, as long as they were obedient, he would still give them good food and clothing, even if he didn't favor them. But once it came to the issue of the family's offspring, and they stepped on his weak spot, he would lose all his mercy.
Wenjiu was also feeling uneasy. The key point was that the heart on the Fourth Master's head hadn't changed, and it remained bright red. It seemed that his affection for her hadn't diminished, but she couldn't tell what he was feeling.
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